As UK hospitals and care facilities are continuing to struggle with capacity due to the current wave of COVID-19, a group of UK hoteliers have been calling for the government and NHS trusts to work with them to accommodate patients in safely adapted hotels.
Jonathan Maxwell, Founder of the Process C-19 initiative, says ‘Process C-19 was established as a not-for-profit organisation during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. It was founded by leaders from hospitality, medicine and infrastructure to work with hotels to help increase capacity in the NHS’. Participating groups so far include Best Western, London Hotel Group and Oxsana Hospitality.
To date, this initiative has only received uptake from a handful of NHS trusts, while hospitals and care facilities around the UK are still struggling to meet their patients’ needs. Pressure needs to be put on the Government and the NHS to consider this offer and let the UK hospitality industry support them in the fight against COVID-19.
Questex Travel & Hospitality Group are gathering as many signatories as possible and urge you to lend your voice in support of this initiative at this critical time.
We intend to submit this letter to the relevant government and NHS authorities on Monday 18th January, calling for them to respond urgently to hoteliers' offer of support to the NHS. Please add your name to the list below to confirm that you’d like you and your organisation to be added to the list of signatories.
Thank you for your solidarity with hospitality.
